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-LOCKED - Community Helping System, CoC update, and more! | |
Posted on 2018-03-02 10:42:05
Updates and Adjustments * Gold Beetle sales now have an automatic expiry time of 1 week from when they were first listed. Current listings that have existed prior to this update have been given an expiry date of 9th March (1 week from today). This expiry will be separate from Rollover, so it's not 7 Rollovers - it's 7 real life days. * Chat now uses standard date format. Instead of hh:mm:ss, mm/dd/yy it's now yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss. * Frequently Asked Questions can now be directly linked to, similarly to forum posts. The link is posted under each FAQ, just click on it and copy the address in the bar (e.g. http://www.lioden.com/faq.php?cat=1#1). Anyone who clicks it will be taken right to the relevant question. * A link to post directly on the Help Board has been added to the very top of the FAQ section of the game. * The price of increasing Marking Slots on lions has been reduced from 1GB per slot to 500SB per slot. Helpers and the Helper Hub We have a new Helper system in place as of today. We want to let it be known that we are deeply grateful for the Helpers that we have worked alongside for the past months and, in some cases, years. But it is time for an update to the system. From now on, we will not be hiring Helpers as part of a team. Instead, we will be relying on community-sourced help on our Help Board (formerly "I'm Lost"). A bit like Yahoo Answers, actually. Members can post for help on the board, other members can reply with helpful information. Replies to Help topics can be rated based on whether or not they offer helpful information. Over time, members can accrue a secret "Helper Rating" based on how many of their posts have been marked as helpful. But what about Helper paws? Helper Paws will be disappearing, as paws are a symbol of a handpicked team. We will instead be utilising the Community Owl badge as we recently stopped awarding it to members. The way of earning an Owl badge is to be active and helpful in the Help board. Instead of handing out an application form on an infrequent basis, we will be reviewing members' helper scores. After a certain threshold has been met, we will award the Helper Owl to members who have proven themselves to be particularly helpful. Members who have already earned themselves a Community Owl will be able to keep it in this new system. The Helper Hub will be removed and all questions will be redirected to the Frequently Asked Questions section or the Help Board. If you have a ticket open in the Helper Hub, it will be automatically marked as resolved today. If your question did not get answered, please post on the Help board! So from now on - please vote on replies to Help board posts that are useful and contribute towards providing a community-driven help system! If you need staff to clarify something for community that seems to require a check with staff, feel free to modbox your question and mention that community seems to be unclear on the answer. Code of Conduct Change With this new system, there's always the chance it could be open for abuse. For this reason, we have implemented the following into the Code of Conduct: Do not solicit Help board post votes from other users. For example: - Asking other members to vote a specific way (either Yes or No) for your post - Offering rewards for voting a specific way for your post We'd like to note that anyone who will be trolling the new system and spamming downvotes to all posts, will be treated as a troll according to CoC. Raffle LionessCongrats Xylocopa (#137297)! You have won the last raffle lady! New lady with the Woodlands of Zanzibar BG is up for impressing in Special Lioness area in Explore or in NEWS section under News Post List! Polls and dev notes Thanks for voting for marking colours! Looks like you guys might want more countershaded markings! EDIT Well Xylax forgot to include these :D Bug Fixes: • Fixed bolt icon showing for all lions regardless of their ability to run • Swamp level in Reptile Roundup now unlocks at 2000 points instead of 3000 points • Item Catalogue shows you the locations of items • Item Catalogue now lets you add an item directly to your wishlist • Feed All tool logs which lions sat down and ate in your userlog • Fixed: Doubled marking slots lions Art bugs fixed: • Underbelly on default females was creeping on the front wrist • Scoria Shepherd on Cub stage was onyx 0 players like this post! Like? Edited on 02/03/18 @ 16:32:39 by Abbey 💖 (#1) |
Berenos|On hiatus (#84593)
Resurgent View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-03-02 11:29:48 |
It will be sad not seeing the blue paws around, but this is a nice update regardless. The TC really needed some tweaks! 0 players like this post! Like? |
Shiro (#101354)
Unholy View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-03-02 11:31:28 |
Empty (#2507)
Good Natured View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-03-02 11:34:07 |
"We have a new Helper system in place as of today" I am not a helper thats like a slap in the face. This was probably dropped on the poor helpers without asking how they felt. This is a discouragement to me. Tbh I don't think I will be asking admins/mods help anymore. This is my opinion and really don't care what anyone has to say to it. I been a member since 2012. 0 players like this post! Like? |
Myr (#188)
View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-03-02 11:34:22 |
@Minimanta as far as I understand it, we don’t need to be - I think it just means those of us that got community owls before keep them, but the way for other people to earn them now is by answering questions to build enough helpful points. Unlike being staff, having the owl doesn’t mean you’re obligated to do anything (just like how it used to be). At least, that’s how I’m reading it :) 0 players like this post! Like? |
Minimanta (#1684)
Usual View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-03-02 11:45:57 |
@Myr: Mmm, I just feel like it puts me in a position I never asked for. I'm still really flattered I recieved an owl badge back when they were first introduced, but it was sort of like a "thank you" badge before this update ...Now it's different. It's more than just a thank you. 0 players like this post! Like? |
Midnight (#134060)
Toxic View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-03-02 11:51:09 |
Lichen (YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!) (#116287) Dreamboat of Ladies View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-03-02 11:52:35 |
Good updates! Interested to see how this new helper system will go. <3 0 players like this post! Like? |
Kindred - #1 Java Hater (#45189) Demonic View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-03-02 11:53:06 |
Owls (new or previous) are not required to perform any helper duties or answer any questions. You can still consider it as a thank you, it's just something that can be earned for helping out around the community now. :) 0 players like this post! Like? |
🐈Fanta Denim🐈 (#135329)
Deathlord of the Jungle View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-03-02 11:53:12 |
Geez mutt, pretty rude. The goal of this event is to help STOP POACHING, and to help work with zoos. I don't see how this would be against the rules. Just saying, this will be happening every March so maybe just quit Lioden altogether if you dislike this or just leave during March? 0 players like this post! Like? |
Myr (#188)
View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-03-02 11:54:40 |
@Minimanta Yeah I know what you mean - but in a way it’s kind of a similar thing. I don’t know what you got yours for, but personally from what I remember mine was for being helpful and such around the site. So a similar thing, just picked by staff based on recommendations etc, rather than a formal point-based system like it is now. I’m sure if you don’t want to participate on the Help board like people trying to get new owls now it won’t matter. Or you could always message staff directly and see about removing it (though you earned it fair and square, so that seems a shame!) <3 0 players like this post! Like? |
Posted on 2018-03-02 11:55:45 |
Please remain civil during discussion and respectful to all members, thank you! 0 players like this post! Like? |
Myr (#188)
View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-03-02 12:03:06 |
@Menhit I’m not sure you’ve understood what muttduck is concerned about - just to clarify, they’re querying the specific charity (which has changed this year), which they’re saying is against zoos - i.e. the opposite of what you’re saying. They haven’t complained about Lioden or the event or the anti-poaching theme of this month at all, as far as I can see 0 players like this post! Like? |
Kalarhi |1stgen Primal| (#131858) Impeccable View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-03-02 12:03:55 |
PeachMilk (#139595)
Buzzkill View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-03-02 12:04:48 |
Cheers to this update, thank you so much for providing for all of us as usual. 0 players like this post! Like? |
edgyraven (#135190)
Pervert View Forum Posts Posted on 2018-03-02 12:06:43 |